Soooooo.... I got this idea to try and make an imperial vanilla stout aged in whiskey barrels for my first holiday beer. Im attempting to get this effect by soaking some oak chips and vanilla beans in wild turkey 101 and then I want to add them to my fermenting stout. I'm a little new to this so I have a few questions, any insight would greatly help:
Im adding 4 oz. Oak chips. More or less?
Im adding 4 Vanilla beans cut in half leangth wise. Too much?
How do I steralize/sanitize? I was thinking put jar in pot of water and let boil? will that work? Is there a better way? does it matter cause they are soaked in whiskey?
How long should I leave in fermenter? I was thinking 7-10 days and doing it after 7 days of already fermenting.
Should I rack off yeast cake to secondary prior to adding?
Again any insight would help alot !!!